[Icom] IC-765 tuner problem

[Tony Hwang]

Hi,
I think your tuner is OK. Just it is trying to do beyond it's design spec.
L/W antenna is pretty hi Z.
73,
Tony, VE6CGX

dstalk@execulink.com wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have tried the adjustment procedures found on the various mods
>sites. However the problem is not one of tuner hunting.
>
>I've been using a multi-band dipole and wanted to compare it
>to a longwire with a tuner. The 765's tuner worked fine on the
>dipole. When I switched to the longwire it started acting up.
>Once I get it to actually tune with the longwire, it then
>behaves normally and quickly. If I then switch back to the dipole
>the problem will again occur.
>
>I recently aquired a dip meter and do realize that my antennas
>are not perfectly tuned.
>
>73,
>
>Don
>
>On Thu Jan  9 19:52:21 2003 dragon40@shaw.ca (Tony Hwang) wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi,
>>Worth going thru the tuner alignment but if you replace those two adj. 
>>pots with multi-turn ones
>>it'll be much easier to adjust.  Pots in there are too jumpy. Do you 
>>have a  noise bridge or dip meter?
>>Handy items when working on antennas. What is your new antenna?
>>73,
>>Tony, VE6CGX
>>
>>Floyd Sense wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Check out the 765 tuner adjustment procedure under Icom 765 at this site:
>>>http://www.mods.dk/
>>>
>>>K8AC
>>>Floyd Sense in Angier, NC
>>>      
>>>
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